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| Life sentence for Kiyan's killer | Life sentence for Kiyan's killer |
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| A teenager has been given a life sentence for murdering 15-year-old schoolboy footballer Kiyan Prince. | A teenager has been given a life sentence for murdering 15-year-old schoolboy footballer Kiyan Prince. |
| Hannad Hasan, 17, stabbed Kiyan in the heart when he intervened in a play fight outside the London Academy School in Edgware, north London, in May 2006. | Hannad Hasan, 17, stabbed Kiyan in the heart when he intervened in a play fight outside the London Academy School in Edgware, north London, in May 2006. |
| Hasan, from Colindale, north London, had admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming it was an accident. He was convicted of murder on 2 July. | |
| He was told at the Old Bailey he would have to serve at least 13 years. | |
| This is yet another case of a wholly unprovoked stabbing in a public place, by a person who produced a knife and plunged it into the heart of their unarmed victim Judge Paul Worsley | This is yet another case of a wholly unprovoked stabbing in a public place, by a person who produced a knife and plunged it into the heart of their unarmed victim Judge Paul Worsley |
| Hasan, who went to the same school as Kiyan but was in the year above, trapped the teenager in a headlock and produced a penknife which he described as a "little toy" which he used to stab the victim in his heart. | Hasan, who went to the same school as Kiyan but was in the year above, trapped the teenager in a headlock and produced a penknife which he described as a "little toy" which he used to stab the victim in his heart. |
| The court had heard that less than two weeks before the stabbing Hasan had threatened to stab a girl during a trivial dispute over a bus seat. | The court had heard that less than two weeks before the stabbing Hasan had threatened to stab a girl during a trivial dispute over a bus seat. |
| The police and the Crown Prosecution Service are holding an inquiry into a "catastrophic" failure which meant the court could not hear evidence about this. | The police and the Crown Prosecution Service are holding an inquiry into a "catastrophic" failure which meant the court could not hear evidence about this. |
| In addition, six days before stabbing Kiyan, Hasan had been excluded from his school for assaulting pupils and urinating in front of a teacher. | In addition, six days before stabbing Kiyan, Hasan had been excluded from his school for assaulting pupils and urinating in front of a teacher. |
| At the Old Bailey on Thursday, Judge Paul Worsley said Hasan, who lived with his mother, would only be released when it was clear that he was no longer a risk to the public. | At the Old Bailey on Thursday, Judge Paul Worsley said Hasan, who lived with his mother, would only be released when it was clear that he was no longer a risk to the public. |
| Kiyan was a striker for QPR's youth team | Kiyan was a striker for QPR's youth team |
| On release, the judge said Hasan, who was said to be obsessed with Somalian gang culture, including the gang that killed Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, would then be deported to his native Somalia. | On release, the judge said Hasan, who was said to be obsessed with Somalian gang culture, including the gang that killed Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, would then be deported to his native Somalia. |
| "This is yet another case of a wholly unprovoked stabbing in a public place, by a person who produced a knife and plunged it into the heart of their unarmed victim." | "This is yet another case of a wholly unprovoked stabbing in a public place, by a person who produced a knife and plunged it into the heart of their unarmed victim." |
| He added: "Taking the life of another is always a terrible thing, taking the life of a talented, popular 15-year-old schoolboy who was known to you and who had done you no wrong and had everything to live for defies description. | He added: "Taking the life of another is always a terrible thing, taking the life of a talented, popular 15-year-old schoolboy who was known to you and who had done you no wrong and had everything to live for defies description. |
| "You have deprived his family and schoolfriends of a role model." | "You have deprived his family and schoolfriends of a role model." |
| Det Ch Insp Alistair Tully, from the Metropolitan Police said: "Kiyan Prince was a young man with everything to live for. He was a talented footballer and all-round athlete. His life was cut short by another young man who was all too willing to arm himself with a knife in a show of bravado. | Det Ch Insp Alistair Tully, from the Metropolitan Police said: "Kiyan Prince was a young man with everything to live for. He was a talented footballer and all-round athlete. His life was cut short by another young man who was all too willing to arm himself with a knife in a show of bravado. |
| "He held Kiyan in a headlock before stabbing him twice, once in the arm, the other in the chest, which resulted in Kiyan's death. | "He held Kiyan in a headlock before stabbing him twice, once in the arm, the other in the chest, which resulted in Kiyan's death. |
| 'Beautiful child' | 'Beautiful child' |
| After the hearing, Mr Prince said the family was "ecstatic, over the moon" at the sentence. | After the hearing, Mr Prince said the family was "ecstatic, over the moon" at the sentence. |
| Kiyan's mother Tracy Cumberbatch also said she was very happy with the sentence. | Kiyan's mother Tracy Cumberbatch also said she was very happy with the sentence. |
| "We've got closure and now we can move on and do things more positive in Kiyan's memory. Justice has been done and I was very grateful," she said. She said her son would be remembered as "a beautiful child and a very, very exceptional role model". | "We've got closure and now we can move on and do things more positive in Kiyan's memory. Justice has been done and I was very grateful," she said. She said her son would be remembered as "a beautiful child and a very, very exceptional role model". |
| Hasan was convicted after three trials. | Hasan was convicted after three trials. |
| Jurors could not reach a verdict in the first trial and the second collapsed when the victim's father, Mark Prince, approached a woman juror on her way home. | Jurors could not reach a verdict in the first trial and the second collapsed when the victim's father, Mark Prince, approached a woman juror on her way home. |